Visual Direction · European Yachting

Visuals that move vessels.

11 Diamonds Media is a high-end production studio bringing editorial-grade film and photography to the European yachting world — charters, brokerages, and shipyards seeking visuals that earn the asset.

01 · Studio

Visuals for yachts that need to charter, sell, and stand apart.

We work the way our clients run a season: precisely, quietly, on the water by first light. Our films and stills are made to sell a charter week and close a brokerage — not to win our own awards.

We frame yachts the way the Mediterranean lights them. That means restraint over saturation, atmosphere over flash, and the kind of editorial sensibility a buyer recognises from the magazines on her coffee table.

We travel from Antibes to Bodrum. We work with captains, brokers, stylists, and crews who know that the visual is the asset.

What follows — Capabilities, Reel, Process — is built to deliver exactly that.

02 · Capabilities

Four disciplines, one direction.

Dramatic ocean wave at golden hour. 35mm · Anamorphic · Scored in-house
One · Discipline

Cinema

What the lens remembers.

Charter films, broker walkthroughs, owner editorials, shipyard launches — scripted with the captain before we power on, colour-graded frame by frame after we wrap.

Atmospheric mountain light study. Medium Format · Natural Light · Hand-retouched
Two · Discipline

Stills

Light, made permanent.

Editorial photography for brokerage listings, owner publications, and charter campaigns — natural light only, shot to the hour the Mediterranean gives, hand-retouched per frame.

Aerial drone view of marina and coastline. 5.1K HDR · 12-bit · EU-licensed
Three · Discipline

Aerial

Vessel and coast, one frame.

Drone and helicam, where the coastline matters as much as the vessel — flight paths planned with the captain, flown in person, never improvised.

Camera in motion — the craft of direction. Concept → Script → Cast → Shoot → Finish
Four · Discipline

Direction

One head, one direction.

Concept, scripting, casting, talent, styling, finish — one creative partner from brief to owner handover, never a chain of vendors with hand-offs in between.

03 · Showreel

Two minutes of our practice.

A condensed look at the visual sensibility 11 Diamonds Media brings to yachts in 2026 — editorial, automotive, and architectural work from our broader practice. The Mediterranean reel ships this spring.

04 · For

Built for the people who move yachts.

Charter Operators

Season-long visual programmes: weekly social cuts, mid-season campaigns, end-of-season retrospectives, and charter-week films for guests who want the memory before they leave the gangway.

Brokerages & Listings

Listing-grade stills and walkthrough films calibrated for the MLS, owner publications, and discreet off-market portfolios. Consistent treatment across a fleet, season after season.

Shipyards & Studios

Launch films, sea-trial coverage, owner handover documentation, and editorial campaigns for new models. Embedded with the build team from sea-trial to delivery.

05 · Process

Four phases, end to end.

The same structure whether the charter goes live next week or the listing launches next season. We move at the speed your brief needs — without skipping the steps that make the work hold up.

  1. i

    Brief

    A first call to align on vessel, audience, deliverables, and the light window we need to catch. You receive a one-page direction, a shot map, and a fixed quote within 48 hours — no obligation.

    Discovery call · No fee for the initial scope
  2. ii

    Scout

    We board the vessel, walk the marina, and run a sunrise–sunset test for the day of capture. Captain, crew, and styling team are briefed on positions and timing.

    On-vessel walk-through · Captain and crew briefed
  3. iii

    Capture

    Principal shooting — exterior at first and last light, interior in the middle of the day, aerials when the wind allows. Backed up nightly, offloaded by morning.

    Principal photography · Scaled to the brief
  4. iv

    Deliver

    Edited films, colour-graded stills, MLS-ready exports, social cuts, and archival masters. One round of revision included. Brokerage and charter teams briefed on usage.

    Final delivery · One revision included
06 · Inquire

Now booking the 2026 Mediterranean season.

For charter programmes, brokerage assignments, and launch films. A limited number of season-long retainers; roughly a dozen single commissions per year.

Write to the studio

Three fields, no questionnaire. We reply within 48 hours.